Black painted wooden box with a white circle with a red cross on the front & wall hanging hooks on the back. The front opens down to provide a shelf. Inside there is a horizontal shelf with lower area split into 4. Yellow labels printed in black x 2. 23.4 x 12.7 x 36.4 cm
Exhibition Label Text: Paragon first aid box. c. 1950s. The Coal Mines Act. 1911, made it law that all mines and rescue centres should have a first aid box. The Paragon box would have been screwed to the wall at an Aid Station. The mine doctor or nurse would have been able to treat most everyday injuries with the contents shown here. They include pain-killing tablets, lint dressings for small burns, finger dressings and cetrimide antiseptic cream.